Using a Bennett linkage as a connector between other Bennett loops

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part K: Journal of Multi-body Dynamics

Volumn 219, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 177-185

  Chen, Y ^a   Baker, J E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Deployable structures; Displacement closure equations; Linkage kinematics; Mobile networks; Overconstrained linkages; Spatial linkages

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS; CONSTRAINT THEORY; FUNCTIONS; KINEMATICS; MOBILE COMPUTING; MOTION ESTIMATION; TELECOMMUNICATION LINKS;

BENNETT LOOPS; DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURES; DISPLACEMENT-CLOSURE EQUATIONS; LINKAGE KINEMATICS; MOBILE NETWORKS; OVERCONSTRAINED LINKAGES; SPATIAL LINKAGES;

ELECTRIC CONNECTORS;

EID: 23444441326     PISSN: 14644193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/146441905X9935     Document Type: Conference Paper

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